iTunes crossfades between songs these days too but we're still watching DJs mix. Real turtablists with mad shuffle and juggle skills rarely use CDJs anyway so as long as you aren't impressed by somebody automatically juggling with hot starts then the serious turntablists still reign.

moving the platter back and forth while the effects crab for you is lame

For a start a crab sounds way different to a transform and as far as I know no efects unit is useful for doing the crab for you. Secondly I know that he does use the transform for some of his scratching but I was specifically talking about his scartching without an efx. Still awesome for a dance dj. I stand by what I said.

I could be wrong, but I believe diversity is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era.

For a start a crab sounds way different to a transform and as far as I know no efects unit is useful for doing the crab for you. Secondly I know that he does use the transform for some of his scratching but I was specifically talking about his scartching without an efx.

I was talking about his effects unit, not a transform scratch
there's a vid on youtube of him doing a demo with the pioneer gear and it breaks down how he does what he does

I was talking about his effects unit, not a transform scratch
there's a vid on youtube of him doing a demo with the pioneer gear and it breaks down how he does what he does

I wasn't saying that he doesn't often use an effects unit.I was saying that even without the effects unit, his scratching skills are good. I know my post was a bit jumbled in my moment of emotion but thats what I was getting at.

I could be wrong, but I believe diversity is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era.

couldnt tell ya, i dunno shit about cd decks or those dvj decks, i got the whole set of TP in action, goes for about 1 hour, he plays so much good shit, even juggles at one stage, one of the best dj's going around, he mixes house using hip hop skills, and his headphone is a telephone handle, how cool is that.

I wasn't saying that he doesn't often use an effects unit.I was saying that even without the effects unit, his scratching skills are good. I know my post was a bit jumbled in my moment of emotion but thats what I was getting at.

yeah i understood that
i haven't seen him scratch without effects so i can't comment
my point was many of the effects he uses do all the fader work for him, cutting the sound in/out etc, so he can focus on the platter

iTunes crossfades between songs these days too but we're still watching DJs mix. Real turtablists with mad shuffle and juggle skills rarely use CDJs anyway so as long as you aren't impressed by somebody automatically juggling with hot starts then the serious turntablists still reign.

ha! u should check out deckadance.
not only does it xfade for u (u can select the time it takes), but it will automatically match the beats, AND fade the bass in and out during the mix.

I havent really tried the feature with the right songs, but I imagine if u load in 20 tracks all with the samish tempo and starting on the first beat, u could sit there and sound like a champion without lifting a finger!

i havent SEEN him do it, only heard him, and always wondered about that!

What is this transform effect u speak of? Does it chop the sound in time with the music?

It's an effect on the EFX-1000 (and some mixers with effects units built in) which as you say, yes, chops the music at a specified rate. You can choose the rate and it just chops the sound at that rate.

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mind u, i will say that he is FAR from the king of scratchin, and Im sure hell happily admit that himself.

yeah i understood that
i haven't seen him scratch without effects so i can't comment
my point was many of the effects he uses do all the fader work for him, cutting the sound in/out etc, so he can focus on the platter

I think you'll find he uses the transform so he can focus on adding effects with his other hand which is now free from needing to use the fader. The only effect he uses that does the fader work for him is the transform. The rest of the effects simply add some fucking cool shit to the scratch sound.

"a new kind of global sound"... LOL, i have no idea but the big guys a star

"Afrika Islam and Westbam had created a new kind of global sound. Afrika Islams DJ performance is unique. Very often, he works with 50 to 60 albums in a two hour performance. His mastery of presenting techno sound a la Hip Hop style is behind his incredible success in many clubs all over Europe."

I think you'll find he uses the transform so he can focus on adding effects with his other hand which is now free from needing to use the fader. The only effect he uses that does the fader work for him is the transform. The rest of the effects simply add some fucking cool shit to the scratch sound.

That's basically what i said
my point still stands

good scratching technique sounds stupid good on it's own
pushin the platter back n forth and using effects to make it sound good is lame

how funny, that being a dj these days has nothing to do with turntable technique, be that a platter or a jog wheel... from what I've read here that definately seems to be a common theme in this thread anyway.

I can't believe how many of you can't scratch!! It's as simple or as complicated as you want it to be..

If you cue up the first beat, like someone here said, and drop it in with the fader, duwwa duwwa.. so easy..

i learned to scratch on crappy belt driven poo things before I even knew what beat mixing on 1200's was, I never knew you could dj without knowing how to cut a beat.. I repeat, how funny.. almost amazing!

my fave battle 12" probably this Little Aussie Battler 12" ... for (amongst other things) this sheer amount of samples of aussies saying fuk in around 90 second and the sample of Peter Beatty talking about the smart state

What about mixers? I'm sure we all would love to use a high end battle mixer like an allen and heath xone:02, but what mixer do you use? I have a stanton sk2-f with the optical feather fader. Its funny when someone else comes and tries to use it and it skates all over the place, or the set it to the middle so they can mix with levels and I will walk past and blow it to one side and they give up haha.